Track 3 · City of Manvel
Help Manvel residents find answers in the city's published information
Help residents and small builders find the right city or county rule, with the source for every answer.
No coding needed
Participant guide
HAI Hackathon 2026 challenges
Everything you need on the day: the challenges, where to get the data, free AI tools, and how to submit. For the date, place and schedule, see haihackathon.com (opens in a new tab).
Partner challenges
Real problems from local partners, with data ready to use. They're judged the same way as every other challenge.
Track 9 · A Houston-area home-safety company
Which care facilities to approach first
Help a small company pick the 2 facilities to approach first for pilot programs, and explain why.
Some coding helps
Track 9 · An industry partner
Learn from offshore incident reports
Help safety teams learn from about 1,200 real incident reports without reading every one by hand.
Some coding helps Real injury reports
How it works
Step 1 Pick a challenge
A track is a topic. Tracks 3, 5 and 9 have ready-made challenges: a real problem with data ready to use. On the other tracks, you pick the problem and find public data yourself.
You can work on more than one track, but when you submit, pick one main track to be judged on.
Nobody on your team codes? Try the Manvel challenge (Track 3) with Gemini Notebook.
Step 2 Get the data
Every challenge's data, and public data for the open tracks, is on one page. Always say where your data came from.
Step 3 Build with free AI tools
You don't need to code. A no-code tool or a clickable mockup counts. Check what the AI gives you.
Step 4 Submit by 2:00 PM
Put your slides in your team folder and fill in the "Our project" Doc there. Then present for 4 minutes, with 1 minute for questions.
Checkpoints to aim for
- First hour: a one-line problem, and who it helps. Talk to your mentor before you build anything.
- Morning: a mockup of every page, with fake buttons.
- Late morning: a plan for the smallest version that works.
- Early afternoon: one feature working.
- 15 minutes before 2:00: your slides in your team folder. Test every link in a private window.
- At 2:00 PM: done. Stop building and practice your 4 minutes.
For the full schedule, see haihackathon.com (opens in a new tab).
The 9 tracks
Every track uses the same five judging criteria.
Track 1 Growth & Infrastructure Capacity
How new homes and buildings put pressure on water, sewers, roads and other city services.
No ready-made challenge on this track. Pick any public data, say where it came from, and show who it helps. The City of Manvel's public maps are a good place to start. Public data ideas
Track 2 Drainage & Street Prioritization
Spot recurring drainage and street problems and help decide what to fix first.
No ready-made challenge on this track. Pick any public data, say where it came from, and show who it helps. The City of Manvel's public maps are a good place to start. Public data ideas
Track 3 Permitting & Ordinance Assistant
Help residents find and understand city ordinances and permit rules.
- Help Manvel residents find answers in the city's published information Partner challenge No coding needed
You can also work on this track with any public data. Say where it came from, and show who it helps. Public data ideas
Track 4 Development & City Information
Show residents what is planned, approved or underway.
No ready-made challenge on this track. Pick any public data, say where it came from, and show who it helps. The City of Manvel's public maps are a good place to start. Public data ideas
Track 5 Food Access & Resource Navigation
Help families find food help and learn if they qualify.
- Find food help near you Some coding helps
- Where will food be needed next? Some coding helps
Track 6 Grid Resiliency & Outage Readiness
Help communities prepare for and get through power outages.
No ready-made challenge on this track. Pick any public data, say where it came from, and show who it helps. Public data ideas
Track 7 Healthcare Access & Patient Support
Patient education, appointment prep or finding care, with privacy built in.
No ready-made challenge on this track. Pick any public data, say where it came from, and show who it helps. Public data ideas
Track 8 Water Conservation & Drought Readiness
Help households understand and cut water use.
No ready-made challenge on this track. Pick any public data, say where it came from, and show who it helps. Public data ideas
Track 9 Local Business & Industry
Help small local businesses and industry teams with real problems, like choosing who to sell to or learning from accidents at work.
- Which care facilities to approach first Partner challenge Some coding helps
- Learn from offshore incident reports Partner challenge Some coding helps Real injury reports